Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction and Betting Tips | December 5th 2025

Auckland FC will host Wellington Phoenix at the Mount Smart Stadium on Friday in another round of the 2025-26 Australia A-League campaign. The home side have enjoyed a solid start to their season and now sit third in the table with 11 point from six matches.

Auckland have, however, endured a less-than-ideal return to action after the international break, first squandering a one-goal lead in their 1-1 draw with Brisbane Roar before suffering a 2-1 defeat to Newcastle Jets last time out. They are now set for a third successive game at the Mount Smart Stadium this weekend and will be eager to get their campaign back on track with a win.

Wellington Phoenix, meanwhile, have had mixed results in the league this season but remain hopeful of securing a return to postseason football. They beat Adelaide United 2-1 in their last match, with Alex Rufer and Ramy Najjarine scoring on either side of the interval before a late response from their opponents.

The visitors sit sixth in the table with eight points and will be aiming to secure back-to-back league wins for the first time this year.

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Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Friday's game will mark the fifth meeting between the two teams. Auckland have won each of the previous four meetings between the two teams by an aggregate scoreline of 12-3.
• Wellington are without a clean sheet in their last seven competitive outings.
• Auckland have conceded five goals in the A-League this season. Only Sydney (4) and Brisbane Roar (3) have shipped fewer.
• The visitors are the only team in the Australian top flight this term to have scored as many goals (8) as they have conceded.

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Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix Prediction

The Black Knights’ latest result ended a five-game unbeaten streak, and they will be looking to respond this weekend. Despite failing to win any of their last two home games, Auckland remain firm favorites ahead of Friday’s match but will need to sharpen up defensively if they are to live up to that tag.

The Nix, meanwhile, snapped a three-game winless streak with their latest result and will head into the weekend clash with confidence. They have, however, failed to perform in this fixture historically and could lose this one.

Prediction: Auckland FC 2-1 Wellington Phoenix

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Auckland FC vs Wellington Phoenix Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Auckland to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the visitors' last seven matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of the hosts' last five matches)